000 FZNT31 KNHC 160258 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1058 PM EDT MON OCT 15 2012 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...THE SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RAFAEL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE N AWAY FROM THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT...WITH SWELLS FROM RAFAEL SPREADING THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH TUE...THEN DIMINISHING ON WED. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.EXCEPT SW LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .OVERNIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 25.1N 65.5W 974 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 16 MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. THE CENTER OF RAFAEL WILL BE JUST E OF THE AREA NEAR 27.6N 64.7W BY TUE MORNING AND MOVE TO 31.6N 62.8W TUE EVENING BEFORE ACCELERATING NE AWAY FROM THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NW WATERS TUE AND DISSIPATE FROM 31N65W TO SEBASTIAN INLET...FLORIDA WED NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS FRI AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO HOBE SOUND...FLORIDA SAT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E OF 70W...E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 45 TO 55 KT LATE. W OF 70W... E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT E OF 70W...AND 10 TO 15 FT IN W OF 70W. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS E OF 66W. E OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 70 TO 80 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 35 TO 45 KT LATE. W OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT E OF 70W...AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF 70W. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE...SEAS 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...E OF 70W...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW IN LATE. W OF 70W...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 65 TO 75 KT. W OF 70W...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT E OF 70W... AND 13 TO 18 FT W OF 70W. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. W OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.